By John RittenhouseAdrian’s Brad Klaassen and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch turned in memorable weekends as racers at different area tracks.Klaassen, a street stock driver, posted feature wins at Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, Iowa) and I-90 Speedway (Hartford, S.D.) Friday and Saturday respectively.Deutsch, a hobby stock competitor, won a feature at Rapid Speedway before posting a feature win during Sunday’s races at Huset’s Speedway (near Brandon, S.D.).Klaassen’s big weekend started in Rock Rapids Friday, where he won his fourth feature race of the season at the Iowa track after taking top honors in the first heat race.Adrian’s Mark DeBoer, Luverne’s Scott Overgaard and former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals competed against Klaassen in the street stock class at Rapid Speedway.DeBoer won the first heat race and placed second in the feature, Korthals placed fourth in the second heat race and sixth in the feature, and Overgaard placed second in the first heat and seventh in the feature.Deutsch notched his sixth feature win of the season at Rapid Speedway after placing second in the third heat race in the hobby stock class.Luverne’s Seth Stegenga and Magnolia’s Bobbi and Larry Kracht and Josh Klay also raced in the hobby stock division at Rapid Speedway.Klay won the third heat race and placed second in the feature, Larry Kracht finished fourth in the second heat and third in the feature, Bobbi Kracht placed fourth in the first heat race and ninth in the feature, and Stegenga won the first heat before finishing 13th in the feature.Former Luverne resident Anthony Mann and Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen mixed it up in the sportsmen class at Rapid Speedway.Mann placed second in the first heat and sixth in the feature. Roeman placed third in the second heat and ninth in the feature.Klaassen also posted a pair of wins during Saturday’s races in Hartford.Klaassen won the first heat race before wining his second feature race at the track this season.Luverne’s Akkerman also competed in the street stock class in Hartford, placing fourth in the first heat and fourth in the feature.Deutsch capped his two-win weekend by winning his fourth feature race of the year at Huset’s Speedway after placing third in the second heat race.Magnolia’s Klay and Luverne’s Cory Schmuck also raced in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Schmuck finished fifth in the second heat and seventh in the feature. Klay placed sixth in the first heat and eighth in the feature.Luverne’s Akkerman and Overgaard competed in the street stock division at Huset’s.Akkerman placed third in the first heat and second in the feature. Overgaard placed second in the third heat and seventh in the feature.Adrian’s DeBoer and Ellsworth’s Roemen attended Saturday’s races at Lake County Speedway in Madison.DeBoer won the first heat race and placed third in the street stock feature. Roemen placed third in the first heat and seventh in the sportsmen feature.During Friday’s modified feature race at Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Ash Creek’s Marlin Kracht and Luverne’s Brett DeJager and Josh Reisch placed third, fourth and fifth respectively.Luverne’s Mike Steensma placed first and DeJager finished fourth during the modified feature at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington Saturday.
